Global EconomicSymposium

Castle Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany10th-11th September 2009

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1. What the Symposium is about

Catalyst for change

The GES aims to

• assemble the world’s most prominent experts to address the most important global problems.

• create shared visions of the future.

• formulate innovative policies and business strategies.

• build communities to come up with practical solutions to global problems.

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Global Interdisciplinary International

focuses on global economic

problems from a global

perspective

brings together policy-making,

business, academic and civic

communities

attracts participants from around

the globe

2. Why the GES is differentKey characteristics

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Unique features

Action-orientedAction-oriented Research-basedResearch-based InteractiveInteractive

“What is to be done?”

The GES aims to formulate and review policy and business

strategies to address global problems.

“What do we know?”

All sessions will be supported by state-of-the-art research and their outcomes

are meant to generate new

research agendas.

“How do we interact?”

Open and off the recorddiscussions atthe symposium

and inthe Virtual GES

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3. Review GES 2008

Selected Panelists (1)

Policy Makers

• Joaquin Almunia (EU commission, Economics and Currency)

• H.E. Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi (Minister of Economics, VAE)

• Anders Borg (Swedish Minister of Finance)

• Danuta Hübner (EU commission, Regional Policy)

• Supachai Panitchpakdi (Secretary-General, UNCTAD)

• Mehmet Simsek (Turkish Minister of Economics)

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Business Leaders

• Richard Evans (CEO, Rio Tinto Alcan Inc.)

• René Obermann (CEO, Deutsche Telekom)

Civic Organizations' Leaders

• Peter Eigen (Founder, Transparency International)

• Hany El Banna (President, Islamic Relief)

Nobel laureates

• George A. Akerlof

• Richard Ernst

• Daniel L. McFadden

• Michael Spence

Selected Panelists 2008 (2)

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4. Preview GES 2009

Patron 2009: José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission

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The Global Society

• Content and Limits of Corporate Social Responsibility

• Making Migration Work

The Global Environment

• Energy Crisis and Climate Change

• Rethinking Agriculture

The Global Economy

• Balancing Risk Taking and Financial Regulation

• Fighting Against Poverty in the Crisis Aftermath

The Global Polity

• Repairing Failed States  

• Exit Strategies for the Financial Crisis

Selected Sessions

Selected Panelists 2009 (1)

Business Leaders

• Josef Ackermann (CEO, Deutsche Bank)

• Shumeet Banerji (CEO, Booz & Company)

• Hans-Paul Buerkner (CEO, BCG Germany)

• Paul Bulcke (CEO, Nestlé Suisse)

• Richard Evans (CEO, Rio Tinto Alcan (rtd))

• Kris Gopalakrishnan (CEO, Infosys Technologies)

• John J. Haley (CEO, Watson Wyatt)

• Jorma Ollila (Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell)

• Burkhard Schwenker (CEO, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants)

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Selected Panelists 2009 (2)

Policy Makers

• Amara Konneh (Minister Economic Affairs, Liberia)

• Erkki Liikanen (Governor, Central Bank Finland)

• Janez Potocnik (EU commissioner, Science and Research)

• Mehmet Simsek (Minister Economics, Turkey)

• Axel Weber (Governor, Central Bank Germany)

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Selected Panelists 2009 (3)

International & Civic Organizations

• H.E. Habib Ben Yahia (Secretary General, Arab Maghreb Union)

• Aart de Geus (Deputy Secretary-General, OECD)

• Ashraf Ghani (Chairman, Institute of State Effectiveness)

• Gerd Leipold (Executive Director, Greenpeace International)

• Justin Yifun Lin (Chief Economist, World Bank)

Nobel laureates

• George A. Akerlof

• Gary S. Becker

• Richard Ernst

• Daniel L. McFadden

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short documents on proposed

solutions to the problems debated in

each session

where the solutions are discussed

in a virtual forum

facts and figures, background information,

research papers and data sets

relevant to the topic

Proposed Solutions Solution Forum Virtual Library

5. The Virtual GES

Exclusive access for participants and panelists

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5. The GES 2009 in Brief

Date: 10th-11th September 2009

Venue: Castle Plön, Germany

Working Language: English

Registration Deadline: 31st July 2009 by email to

info@global-economic-symposium.org

Attendance Fee: 1.500 €

More Information: www.global-economic-symposium.org

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Principal Sponsors

Knowledge Partners

Alliance Partner

Organizers

Institute for the World Economy, Kiel

Ministry for Science, Economy and Traffic of the state Schleswig-Holstein